Was Christianity started to control the masses and dictate poltical agendas

[Mr.wizard]

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The church is about nothing but control.  Did it start out that way?  No.  But that was its attractiveness to the Roman emperors who used it to keep the dolts in line.
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That's right. The church of Rome is Satan's well oiled and camouflaged machine.
It also incorporates and controls Islam and nearly every other religion.

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Paid who?

The unchangeable nature of himself.

God killed himself to pay himself in order to save us from himself.